Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-11-19
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wI,b q rope around his neck, ana VIM -
.ro,her was being fastened on Parsons ~
hls side But the grOiesque laugh s'oPpeu
- -,.,,,s instant as Parsons meekly as
~ ~, ,as, his ave up at the dangling iOpo
sa SAM. I'm before tho four anarehlS's
hnd an inkling of what was 70 9e uO heir
white caps were deity slppeu wy" ,ssir
heads and drawn quickly down ~ IN %
nscks. shutting oil the view ol ~, -
completely aud with less warning 'hau hsS
tbe camera cloth OF pho'os'"pS az
| August Spies was .no thjs
~ fhe iour doomed men to make use " W
Wis while he could In tone OF iu'ens ,s
bitterness of spirit, he, the man VINO No.
1 tha infamous "Reyenge eircnlaTi hiss s,',
ont between his tightly eleneheu ssesn'
s,,Thsrs will come time when our silence
,,,;ll be moro powerful than the voice tnef
ore str,npIing TO death" The last sylls
~ ~ Sniss' closing words, hoarse with
s,,nrsssed passion, had not reached an
end. when Engel raising his voice "ilu'y'
cried: .,,,.,,,, y
r;scber caught the fire Of the utteranee,
and still more loudly exclaimed; "hurrah
for anarchy" adding; This IL tbs hap
NEST moment OF my lite" There was .
silence like the grave, which was
broken abruptly by the slow
measured intonatiOn OF PARSONS,
who like white robed priest
before the altar Of sacrifice, not as q dylhs
request, but rather like q eommana %
warning, when he sounded forth: May
ia allowed 10 speakP' then with slow
sntreaty came, "Will you let me SPEAK,
Sheriff Matson?m There was another
,goniIinv pause. Mufled through the
shroud he broke out 10 unnatural, hollow
accents: 'I.et the voice OF the people pe
heard.
crash as of a falling house thnndered
through the corridors. The slender ropes
we're tlut. Ia full view OF 300 men ~
front were four white, writhlng shrouds.
Tne ropes could be seen slowly Tightening
ahont the necks that between cap and
shroud could DO noticed blaeGenlug and
nnrnlinr. Nine mortal minutes passed
Then il was known 10 certainty That no
4 meek had been broken. Four hay marke
murderers hal been literally thFuttled ant
strangled By the law.
wuEx THE CorFIss WERE BRordnr
to the scailold Sheriff Matsan exclaimed
.'His will be done . The bodies weN
lowered in the following order: Spies
Fischer, Engel and Parsons. All looke'
natural. Tho coffin lids were qutekl.
screwed down and paper tabs WeEe paste
on each for Identification.
The bodies OF Spies, Fischer and Parson
were taken from the jail NJ i;l5 O'Clock
For Spies hearse had been provided
There was some trouble in getting ava.
from the crowd that tailed onto tho las
wagon, but rapid driving freed tho pr
cession from this trouble. Followed by
string OF cabs and preceded by carriAg
containing a committee, tho hears
, aud wagons moved speedily along. Their
, was no excitement, only . few person
having gathered. The corpscs wrr
taken 10 an undertaker's shop, where the
will he dressed aud allowed 10 rest unit
they are taken TO the homes Of thsi
relatives this evening. Letters were writ
ten this morning. by order Of the sheriff,
the relatives OF the doomed men, notifyiu
them that they could take possession VI u
, bodies after the hanging. and make d
, engagements for the funerals. The lsttei
were delivered by Deputy Johnson. VII
, was visibly affected by the sad dut!
r Deputy johnson says the grief displays
, By Spies family was something tsrribic
! contemplate, but that tho relatives Of u
: other men arc not as yisibly aiiss'sed.